Whale-watchers in Norway have nicknamed it Hvaldimir, combining Norwegian word for whale — hval — and Russian first name Vladimir

First extensive exploration of Israel's deep-sea economic waters by Israeli-UK team identifies two species of threatened whales that are sensitive to underwater noise

Scientists say difficult to determine cause of death of young marine mammal as the carcass was badly decomposed

Species in little-explored section of deep sea will be documented by scientists from Greenpeace and University of Haifa using visual, acoustic equipment

56-year-old Michael Packard lives to tell tale after spending 30 to 40 seconds inside huge marine mammal

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Aim is to provide first blueprint of another animal's language, using robot fish to record sperm whale talk, and cutting-edge machine learning and linguistics methods to decode it

Authorities urge keeping distance from entire Mediterranean coast from Rosh Hanikra to Zikim due to worry over tar exposure, a day after people fell ill helping cleanup efforts

Parks authority chief vet says not yet clear that liquid was cause of animal's death or linked to spill; authorities urge staying away from beaches from Rosh Hanikra to Zikim

Dozens of tons of pollutant said spilled at sea in what expert warns could be worst environmental disaster in decades; 100 miles of coast affected; widespread death of wildlife